ZINC ADSORPTION IN BENTONITE CLAY: PARTICLE SIZE AND pH INFLUENCE

In environmental studies is important to know the adsorption process of heavy metals in clay minerals, since they are able to immobilize these metals. Knowing the cations adsorption is influenced for several factors, the objective of this research was to study the zinc adsorption process by bentonit...

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Main Authors: Gilvanise Alves Tito, Lúcia Helena Garófalo Chaves, Ramara Sena de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido 2008-01-01
Series:Revista Caatinga
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237117585001